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Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

by Marcus Luttrell

Four U.S. Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July, 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Five days later, only one of those Navy SEALS--Luttrell--made it out alive.
The Rape Of Nanking

The Rape Of Nanking

by Iris Chang

In December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered—a death toll exceeding that of the atomic blasts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined. Using extensive interviews with survivors and newly discovered documents, Iris Chang has written what will surely be the definitive history of this horrifying episode. The Rape of Nanking tells the story from three perspectives: of the... Read more about this item
No Ordinary Time

No Ordinary Time

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines—Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.
The Last Lion

The Last Lion

by William Manchester

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill is a planned trilogy of biographies. Two have already been published, on Winston Churchill, by author and historian William Manchester. The last volume is being completed by Paul Reid. - [*Wikipedia*][1]


[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Lion%3A_Defender_of_the_Realm
Hitler

Hitler

by Ian Kershaw

Adolf Hitler has left a lasting mark on the twentieth-century, as the dictator of Germany and instigator of a genocidal war, culminating in the ruin of much of Europe and the globe. This innovative best-seller explores the nature and mechanics of Hitler's power, and how he used it. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why England Slept

Why England Slept

by John F Kennedy

Why England Slept is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy while in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title was an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power.
Shadow Divers

Shadow Divers

by Robert Kurson

Shadow Divers is a non-fictional recounting of the discovery of a World War II German U-Boat sixty miles off the coast of New Jersey, USA in 1991.
Chickenhawk

Chickenhawk

by Robert Mason

More than half a million copies of Chickenhawk have been sold since it was first published in 1983. Now with a new afterword by the author and photographs taken by him during the conflict, this straight-from-the-shoulder account tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam. This is Robert Mason’s astounding personal story of men at war. A veteran of more than one thousand combat missions, Mason gives staggering descriptions that cut to the heart of the combat... Read more about this item
Bush At War

Bush At War

by Bob Woodward

Bush at War is a 2002 book by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward recounting President George W. Bush's responses to the September 11 attacks and his administration's handling of the subsequent War in Afghanistan. It is an example of creative nonfiction. Much of the book recounts events in meetings of the United States National Security Council (NSC), with the major players in the story, aside from the President, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, George Tenet and Condoleezza Rice.
Helmet For My Pillow

Helmet For My Pillow

by Robert Leckie

Robert Leckie was the author of more than thirty works of military history as well as Marines, a collection of short stories, and Lord, What a Family!, a memoir. Raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, he started writing professionally at age sixteen, covering sports for The Bergen Evening Record of Hackensack. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on the day following the attack on Pearl Harbor, going on to serve as a machine gunner and as an intelligence scout and participating in all 1st Marine... Read more about this item
The Road Past Mandalay

The Road Past Mandalay

by John Masters

The Day Of Battle

The Day Of Battle

by Rick Atkinson

Ordinary Men

Ordinary Men

by Christopher R Browning

Lee's Lieutenants

Lee's Lieutenants

by Douglas Southall Freeman

An Army At Dawn

An Army At Dawn

by Rick Atkinson

Wars Books & Ephemera

Their Tattered Flags

Their Tattered Flags

by Vandiver, Frank E

This stirring and incisive chronicle to evoke precisely how it felt to be a Southerner during four of the most turbulent and harrowing years in American history.
Embattled Courage the Experience Of Combat In the American Civil War

Embattled Courage the Experience Of Combat In the American Civil War

by Linderman, Gerald F

A sensitive study of men at war, Embattled Courage goes beyond the confines of the Civil War, for it provides penetrating insights into the romantic myth of battle, the nature of soldiering, and the difficulties veterans of all wars face in returning to a civilian society that has escaped the experience of combat and thus has little understanding - and very different memories - of war itself.
Grant Moves South

Grant Moves South

by Catton, Bruce

The classic Civil War study of General Ulysses S. Grant, written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton, introduces General Grant as he undertakes his first Civil War command, and follows him as he leads his troops through a series of battles, including Belmont, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Chickasaw Bayou, Edwards Station, and Vicksburg.
The Gleam Of Bayonets

The Gleam Of Bayonets

by Murfin, James V

One of the bloodiest days in American military history, the Battle of Antietam turned the tide of the Civil War in favor of the North and delivered the first major defeat to Robert E. Lee's army. In The Gleam of Bayonets, James V. Murfin gives a compelling account of the events and personalities involved in this momentous battle. The gentleness and patience of Lincoln, the vacillations of McClellan, and the grandeur of Lee - all unfold before the reader. The battle itself is presented with precision... Read more about this item
Meeting At Potsdam

Meeting At Potsdam

by Mee, Charles L , Jr

General Who Marched To Hell

General Who Marched To Hell

by Miers, Earl Schenck

The Struggle For Europe

The Struggle For Europe

by Wilmot, Chester

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

by Mosley, Leonard

Sherman\'s March

Sherman's March

by Davis, Burke

Campfires and Battlefields

Campfires and Battlefields

by Johnson, Rossiter

Speaking Frankly

Speaking Frankly

by Byrnes, James F

Overlord

Overlord

by Hastings, Max

Battle For the Solomons

Battle For the Solomons

by Wolfert, Ira

Wwii

Wwii

by Jones, James

The Stilwell Papers

The Stilwell Papers

by Stilwell, Joseph W

Knight\'s Cross

Knight's Cross

by Fraser, David

Day Of Infamy

Day Of Infamy

by Lord, Walter

Stalingrad

Stalingrad

by Jukes, Geoffrey